Breastfeeding Acceptance

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Many present and past lactating moms know,
choosing to breastfeed a child becomes their priority.
However, our culture doesn't accept breastfeeding and
I'd like to see this change.
We live in a world so afraid of the act of
breastfeeding, that laws are needed to protect a
mother who chooses to do so.
"If a mother breastfeeding bothers you, you have
rights...
The right to move or the right to look away."
I would like to let people know about breastfeeding
rights education that could inform others of a woman's
right to breastfeed her baby, when needed, regardless
of the establishment.
(Ohio - Sec. 3781.55. A mother is entitled to
breast-feed her baby in any location of a place of
public accommodation wherein the mother otherwise is
permitted.) CLICK HERE FOR OTHER LOCATIONS LAWS
You have heard the saying, "If a tree falls in the
middle of the forest and no one is around to hear it,
does it really make a sound?"
The same applies here. If a breastfeeding rights laws
are in place and the public is not aware of these
breastfeeding rights, are they really in effect?
People can be informed through proper education of the
existing breastfeeding rights laws. This could be done
by simply by letting employees know that a woman may
feed her child in the store and it is protected by law.
However, it is more important that our public be
desensitized to breastfeeding.
It can be a challenge at times to be a breastfeeding
mother trying to live a normal life...
A life with responsibilities which include necessary
trips to the grocery store, the mall, or anywhere else
a mom may need to visit every now and then.
"It isn't just breastfeeding moms that need the
information [on breastfeeding rights]...
It is those who will come into contact with her at
this moment, that need it more."
It is humiliating to be reprimanded for doing what you
know is needed for your child's health and happiness.
Moms do not need to think they can't feed their baby
in a way they choose because society is squeamish or
looks at breastfeeding as a sexual thing.
"My child's comfort is what I CAN do something about.
I am in control of his comfort, not the public's.
He is my priority and my responsibility. I can't worry
about anyone else... I nurse my son when and where
needed."
If people are educated on a woman and her child's
right, it raises awareness and in turn acceptance.
The public needs to accept that a woman has a right to
breastfeed her child.
"Acceptance doesn't mean they need to like it... Just
accept it."
If people see a normal breastfeeding mom, in a normal
place, doing a normal thing the norm is what
breastfeeding will become.
Exposure is the best way to educate, inform and
desensitize.
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Help make breastfeeding socially acceptable, by simply
breastfeeding our babies when and where needed.
We will not hide in a toilet stall. â–‘â–‘â–‘â–‘â–‘â–‘â–‘
Thanks for the support! Keep feeding those babies in public!
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